Stamp collector&#39;s album



1942- c. F. FERNANDEZ ,2

STAMP COLLECTORS ALBUM I Filed Sept. 4, 1941 dnd'ez.

Ciro irnandez [Er Patented Dec. 15, 1942 Ciro Fernandez Fernande'z, l-I abana,

Application My'invention relates to the mounting and display of stamps and it particularly seeks to provide a new and improved album consisting of leaves so constructed as to display the stamps partly covered by a transparent. film and partly exposed, but in such manner that the stamps will be protectedthroughout against loss or mutilation should the book be carelessly handled, or should the leaves be left lying about (as in looseleaf albums).

Further, it is an object to provide a stampcarrying leaf which has windows or pockets for holding the stamps without glueing or the use of stickers, so that the stamps may be placed or removed at'will, which leaf will be quite thin, although sufficiently strong and durable for use, so that a large number of leaves may be bound together in book form without producing a book that is too thick and unwieldy for convenient use.

Another object is to produce a leaf for stamp collectors albums which, while a portion of the stamp is exposed, will nevertheless so' protect the exposed part that one-leaf sliding over another will not snag or catch on the exposed part of the stamp.

Again, it is an object to provide a leaf which will be inexpensive to manufacture, yet will'be durable and will readily and effectively serve its intended purposes.

Another object is to provide a, leaf having stamp receptacles of such character that stamps may be placed and removed easily, conveniently and without tearing or otherwise injuring the stamps.

Other objects of the'invention will in part 'be obvious and in part be pointed out hereinafter.

To the attainment of the aforesaid objects and ends the invention still further resides in the novel details of construction, combination and arrangement of parts, all of which will be first fully described in the following detailed description, and then be particularly pointed out in the appended claims, reference being had to the ac companying drawing, in which- Fig. 1 is a face view of a loose-leaf, embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a detail vertical section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1, the several sheets making up the leaf being shown separated for illustration purposes.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged 3-3 of Fig. l, the thicknesses of the sheets being greatly magnified for clarity of illustration.

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 3 on line 4-4 of Fig. 1.

detail section on the line.

September 4, 1941, Serial No.409,57s InCuba March 23,1938 Y s Claims. (01. 129- 0 Fig.6 is-a' detailed perspec ive view of one of the leaves with a hinge member mounted therein.

Fig.6 is a diagrammatic elevation on a reduced scale of a portion of onehinge member before bending over the wings. 1 g

Fig. '7 is a detail perspective view of the membersho'wnin Fig. 6' with the wings folded over.

Fig. 8 is adiagrammatic view of portions showing aicover and three adjacent leaves illustrating diagrammatically how the hinges are related to the leaves. l

In-the drawing, which illustrates a preferred embodiment of my invention, l is the base sheet, which'is imperforate, and to which the intermediate sheet 2, over; its entire surface, is pasted or glued. ,The sheetZ has windows 4 of suitable size and shape and over these windows of the sheet 2 are held strips 5 of transparent material such as Cellophane. The strips 5 do not entirely cover the'windows 4 of sheet 2, but leave the upper parts of the windows exposed.

Over the sheet} and strips 5 is placed a third sheet3, and the'sheets 2 and 3 and the strips 5 are secured together by pasting or glueing the same together. As ordinary glue or paste will not stick to Cellophane, the strips 5 are perforated so that sheets 2 and 3 will be united through the perforations 5*. Y

Preferably a sheet 2, strips Sand a sheet 3 are placed on each side of sheet I, in which event sheet 3 is made continuous and'is extended over the outer edge as at 3 thus protecting the edge of the leaf.

Sheet 3 has windows 4 which register with and correspond to'thewindows 4 of sheet 2. In order to strengthen'the upper or exposed edge of the strip 5 the said edge is folded over as at 6 (Figs. 1, 2 and 3).

From Figs. 3 and 4 it will be obvious that the windows 4 of sheet 2 serve as-frames to receive and protect thestamps S. while sheet I constitutes .a backing, and sheet 3 serves tohelp secure strips'zli in place and also protects the same and the stamps from injury if one leaf is slid on, or over, another. 1

Ag'ain,'since each stamp. Salways has an exposed portion, it is easy to get hold of the same by the use of tweezers. i

When the leaf is for a loose-leaf book, the base sheet I is extended to one side and folded back upon itself as at I and is provided with binderring-receiving holes I. When the leaf is to be used in bound volumes, however, a hinge is formed by using a strip of canvas (orother tough and durable cloth) I and cutting it to leave wings 8-8. The wings 8 are bent back over to one side, while the wings 8' are bent back over to the opposite side of the strip 1 (see Figs. 5 and 7).

In practice, strips 1 are inserted between the sheets 22 of every other leaf, while wings 8, 8 are inserted between sheets 2-2 of the intermediate leaves, the parts being securely glued together.

In Fig. 8 I have diagrammatically indicated a portion of a cover C, a portion of a leaf A adjacent thereto, a portion of the next leaf B adjacent the leaf A and a portion of a third leaf C which is adjacent the leaf B. In applying the hinges to the cover and leaves indicated diagrammatically in Fig. 8, the wings 8 are. pasted to the cover C, the body I of the hinge is pasted in the leaf A, and the wings 8" of. the same hinge T are pasted in the leaf B. The relative positions of the parts 8'!8 of one hinge are indicated by dotted lines in elements C, A, B respectively of Fig. 8. The next-hinge, the body I of which is in leaf C, has the position of its wings 8 indicated by dotted lines on leaf B, while the wings 8 of the hinge carried by leaf C would be attached to the next succeeding leaf in a similar manner.

In practice a sheet made up of the five'leaves 3, 2, I, 2, 3 andthe strips 5,5 may be about onetwenty-fourth of an inch thick or less if desired, as the five thicknesses of paper when securely gummed, pasted or glued together become sulficiently strong to serve for a long time.

It will be seen from the foregoing description that, contrary to albums now in common use, the thickness of an album fitted with stamps according to my invention is no greater than that of an empty album, sincethe stamps do not project beyond the face planes of the leaves.

It will further be observedby reference to Fig. 3 that the windows of the sheets 3 permit the strips 5 to be bulged outwardly slightly without, however, projecting beyond the face planes of the sheets.

From the foregoing description, taken with the accompanying drawing, it is thought that the construction, uses and advantages of the invention will be clear to those skilled in the art, and I desire to say that changes in the proportions of parts and details of construction canreadily be made within the scope of the invention and the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. A stampcarrying leaf comprising as an integral structure a base sheet, an intermediate and an outer sheet, said intermediate and outer sheets having registering windows, transparent elements located between said intermediat and outer sheets and across the windows of said intermediate sheet in part, leaving an upper uncovered area in each window.

2. In a stamp collectors album, a leaf composed of an imperforate base sheet, an intermediate sheet and an outer sheet, said intermediate and outer sheets having registering windows, those of the intermediate sheet being covered in part by transparencies to form stamp receiving and displaying receptacles, and means securing said sheets and transparencies together into an integral structure.

3. In a stamp collectors album, a leaf composed of an imperforate base sheet, an intermepart by transparencies to form stamp receiving and displaying receptacles, and means securing said sheets and transparencies together into an integral structure, said leaf along one edge having means for binding.

5. In a stamp collectors album, a leaf composed of an imperforate base sheet, an intermediate sheet and an outer sheet, said intermediate and outer sheets having registering windows, those of the intermediate sheet being covered in part by transparencies to form stamp receiving and displaying receptacles, and means securing said sheets together throughout their contacting surfaces and for securing said transparencies in place, said leaf along one edge having means for binding.

6. In a stamp collectors album, a leaf composed of an imperforate base sheet, and an intermediate sheet and an outer sheet at each side of said base sheet, said intermediate and outer sheets having registering windows, those of the intermediate sheets being covered inpart by transparencies to form stamp receiving and displaying receptacles, and means securing said sheets and transparencies together into an integral structure, said outer sheets on the two sides of the leaf being continuous over an outer edge of the leaf to cover the base and intermediate sheets alongv their corresponding edges.

7. In a stamp collectors'album, a leaf including an imperforate sheet and a sheet having windows, and transparent elements located between said sheets and extending over parts at least of said windows, by virtue of which stamps can be inserted between said transparent elements and said imperforate sheet, and means securing said sheets and said elements together as an integral structure adjacent the margins of sai v windows.

save for a portion of one edge of each transparent element to provide a space through which stamps can be introduced and removed.

8. In a stamp collectors album, a. leaf including an imperforate sheet and a sheet having windows, and transparent elements located between said. sheets and extending over parts at least of said windows, by virtue of which stamps can be inserted between said transparent elements and said imperforate sheet and means securing said sheets and said elements together as an integral structure adjacent the margins of said windows, save for a portion ofone, edge of each transparent element to provide a space through which stamps can be introduced and removed, said edge of each transparent. element being bent over upon itself.

CIRO FERNANDEZ FERNANDEZ. 

